Finland hasn’t had any trouble scoring goals in the preliminary round, defeating Austria and Norway by a combined score of 14-5. With that said, the Finns’ first real test will come Sunday against defending gold medalist Canada, and Barkov’s playmaking skill, size, physical presence in all three zones and goal-scoring ability will be sorely missed.

The 18-year-old center tallied an assist and a plus-3 rating in two games in Sochi.